Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, Leg 4 Debrief, Sailing Videos

Chasing pack finish - Leg 4 | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 -

Leg 4, day 20. At 01:30:30 hours in Auckland, Team Brunel crossed the finish line in 5th position. About 3 hours later, Team SCA was the last boat to arrive in Auckland, at 04:32:35 hours, finishing in 6th position. Here are the best moments.

Skipper debrief | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 -

The morning after an amazing night of arrivals, the Volvo Ocean Race skippers take to the stage to give their first reactions.

Quickfire Leg 4 review | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 -
After arriving into Auckland, here's what Volvo Ocean Race skippers said.



Barcelona World Race, Day 63, March 3 - Daily video highlights above
http://www.barcelonaworldrace.org/en/ #BWR2015

Dean Barker signs on with Russian magnate's sailing team | Stuff.co.nz: "Dumped Team New Zealand skipper Dean Barker has landed a sailing job calling tactics for a Russian computer magnate in a major international regatta in Malta this month. The 2015 RC44 Championship Tour starts in Valletta on March 25, the first regatta of a five-event calendar that moves to Italy, Sweden, Portugal and the British Virgin Islands...."

Officine Panerai Sponsors Sailing Heals' First Children's Sail in Coconut Grove: "On Sunday, a very special event took place in the waters off of Coconut Grove. To celebrate their annual sponsorship of the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge North American Circuit, Officine Panerai got together with their official charity partner, Sailing Heals, and hosted their first dedicated children’s sail in Miami..."

No 'floating rubbish' collection for Olympic sailing venue: "A program has been halted to retrieve floating rubbish from the sailing venue of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, according to Brazilian media."

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Extreme Sailing Series, Act 6 Istanbul, Video Highlights

Extreme Sailing Series, Act 6 Istanbul - highlights -
Extreme Sailing Series, Act 6 Istanbul, Video Highlights above
The stunning city of Istanbul has delivered in spades for Act 6 of the 2014 Extreme Sailing Series™ with four days of spectacular action. Near perfect conditions saw the 12 international teams compete in 31 action-packed races, as the stars of the international sailing world came together in the city where ‘east meets west’ for the sixth Act on the global Series calendar. For the first time since 2012, neither Alinghi nor The Wave, Muscat were top of the rankings at the close of play, with the Kiwis on Emirates Team New Zealand breaking their dominance, and claiming their first Act win of the season.

Emirates Team New Zealand break Alinghi and The Wave, Muscat’s dominance » Extreme Sailing Series: In some of the best conditions the fleet have raced in all year, you couldn’t have scripted a better final to the Extreme Sailing Series™ Act 6 in Istanbul, and the fans on shore and following around the world were rewarded with a nail bitingly close, down to the wire shoot out after 31 races. (read more at link above)

Extreme Sailing Series - Sunday Video Replay video
Extreme Sailing Series, Act 6, Istanbul RESULTS

ISTANBUL
RANK - TEAM -  ∑
1 Emirates Team New Zealand 210
2 The Wave, Muscat 204
3 Alinghi 188
4 Oman Air 169
5 SAP Extreme Sailing Team 154
6 Groupama sailing team 148
7 J.P. Morgan BAR 143
8 Red Bull Sailing Team 142
9 Realteam by Realstone 135
10 GAC Pindar 130
11 Gazprom Team Russia 126
12 TeamTurx 85


Stuff.co.nz
Team New Zealand wins Extreme Sailing Series Istanbul
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Istanbul, Turkey (September 14, 2014) – In some of the best conditions the fleet have raced in all year, you couldn't have scripted a better final to the ...
Extreme Sailing Series: Oman Sail's The Wave and Oman Air stay firm - Times of Oman
Team NZ win extreme sailing regatta - 3News NZ

Next Stop in the Extreme Sailing Series: 
Act 7 - Nice, France » Extreme Sailing Series: 2nd - 5th October "Nice, on the French Riviera will be the final European stop of 2014 and Host Venue for the penultimate Act of the year. The fleet will battle for supremacy on the Bay of Angels in front of thousands spectators who flock to the Promenade des Anglais to watch the racing each time the Extreme 40s are in town. A diverse international city rooted in history but looking towards the future, Nice is the capital of the Cote d’Azur nestled between Cannes and Monaco in the heart of the French Riviera.  The city is enjoying a new dynamism under the direction of its Mayor Christian Estrosi, with the fifth largest population in France and the second most popular tourist destination with more than 4.5 million visitors a year who travel to Nice to enjoy the exceptional climate of this Mediterranean city."


BBC Sport
Light winds, Strong current at ISAF Sailing Worlds
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Santander, Spain (September 14, 2014) – The third day of racing at the Santander 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships was a tough affair with ...
British Sailing Team at ISAF Sailing World Championship - Day 2 - Latest news from Yachts and Yachting Online

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3D LIVE Extreme Sailing Series™ Istanbul; America's Cup Press Conference (videos)

3D LIVE Istanbul: Day One - Graphics Only - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2014 -
3D LIVE Istanbul: Day One - Graphics Only - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2014 (September 11)
More info: extremesailingseries.com

Extreme Sailing Series results overall before Act 6, Istanbul:
RANK  TEAM  ∑
1 Alinghi 47
2 The Wave, Muscat 45
3 Realteam by Realstone 34
4 Emirates Team New Zealand 33
5 J.P. Morgan BAR 25
6 Gazprom Team Russia 22
7 Red Bull Sailing Team 20
8 SAP Extreme Sailing Team 18
9 Oman Air 16
10 Groupama sailing team 15
11 GAC Pindar 5

A full replay of the 35th America's Cup Press Conference from London - 

Skippers from the six teams of the 35th America's Cup were introduced at a press conference in London on Tuesday, September 9th:
Nathan Outteridge, Artemis Racing;
Ben Ainslie, Ben Ainslie Racing;
Dean Barker, Emirates Team New Zealand
Max Sirena, Luna Rossa Challenge
Jimmy Spithill, ORACLE TEAM USA
Franck Cammas, Team France
also Dr. Harvey Schiller, Commercial Commissioner, 35th America’s Cup

Cup teams already plotting course to victory - 35th America's Cup: "... Speaking to a home audience, Ben Ainslie told the media his team would draw on a combination of youth and experience in building a British challenger. “We’re putting together a predominantly British sailing team, a mix of experience with guys who have been there and won the Cup a few times as well as some younger, homegrown talent that is coming through. If we were going racing tomorrow, I would be steering the boat, but that might not be the same answer in a few years time.”..."

Sir Ben Ainslie says 2017 America’s Cup could be the most competitive | Sport | The Guardian: "Sir Ben Ainslie claimed the 2017 America’s Cup could be the most competitive in history as the four-times Olympic sailing champion confirmed he intends to helm a team that is targeting a first British title. Last year Ainslie was part of a winning America’s Cup crew, playing a key role in the remarkable comeback of Oracle Team USA who overturned an 8-1 deficit over Emirates Team New Zealand to prevail 9-8 in San Francisco...."

Imperial researchers outline how businesses can learn from the America's Cup: "According to researchers from Imperial College Business School, the America’s Cup can provide businesses with ideas for developing technologies. It can also offer business leaders examples about how to improve their strategic and tactical decision making."

No criminal charges in America's Cup fatal capsize - ESPN: "... According to the report, Artemis Racing designer Adam May told a police officer after the accident on May 9, 2013, that the 72-foot catamaran had just performed a bear-away maneuver on San Francisco Bay "when the port side hull dug into the water and failed structurally. This hull failure caused the vessel to capsize and come to rest with the platform inverted." Simpson, a gold and silver Olympic medalist, suffered extensive trauma to his head and neck and drowned after being trapped underwater for about 10 minutes, according to the autopsy report. There were serious cuts and bruises to Simpson's head and neck, and foam inside his crash helmet "was irregularly separated consistent with being crushed," the report said. The cause of death was listed as "blunt trauma with drowning." "There were no criminal charges in this case. The investigation is closed," Officer Albie Esparza, a San Francisco police department spokesman, said Tuesday...."

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